(2012/03/17) The US Empire and the Ring of Power (Foreign Policy) (Repost)
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 3 April 2015
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Edition #586
The US Empire and the Ring of Power
Act 1: Heart Mind-O-Matic - Mark Fiore - Air Date: 02-20-12
Song 1: M.I.B. Main Theme - Danny Elfman
Act 2: US government doesn't talk about the drone war - Counterspin Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 2: Oh Lately It's So Quiet - OK GO
Act 3: Syria's Arab Spring that no one is hearing about - The Bugle Air Date: 2-3-12
Song 3: Catapult - R.E.M.
Act 4: Veto Of Syria UN Resolution Sparks Outrage - Young Turks - Air Date: 02-06-12
Song 4: Help - The Beatles
Act 5: Veto to prevent violence in Syria - The Bugle - Air Date: 2-10-12
Song 5: Scene No. 10 Moderato - London Philharmonic Orchestra
Act 6: Fox Contributor Karl Rove Condemns Obama Apology, Fails to Note Similar Bush Apology in 2008 - Media Matters Air Date: 2-28-12
Act 7: Not a Happy International Women's Day in Afghanistan - The Progressive Air Date: 3-8-12
Song 7: We were there - Robin Roberts
Act 8: Afghan Lady and Taliban News - The Bugle Air Date: 2-17-12
Song 8: Escalation - Daniel Licht
Act 9: Afghanistan Massacre Fallout - Young Turks - Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 9: Come home - OneRepublic Feat. Sara Barellis
Act 10: Son Of Haditha - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 10: Baba O'Riley - The Who
Act 11: Leave Afghanistan Now - The Progressive Air Date: 3-12-12
Song 11: Letter from an Occupant - The New Pornographers
Act 12: The consequences of the US killing spree in Afghanistan - Counterspin Air Date: 3-16-12
Song 12: Gimme Sympathy - Metric
Act 13: The Reason War Will Go On Forever - Lee Camp
Song 13: Still fighting it - Ben Folds
Act 14: An Army whistle-blower speaks truth about power - Jim Hightower Air Date: 3-14-12
Song 14: Tracked in mud - Cory Davies
Act 15: The US Empire and the Ring of Power - Common Sense - Air Date: 2-20-12
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Activist call to action on verbiage and word usage - Chris
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Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Final comments as an epilogue to the Jimmy Dore Show joke discussion
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| 0:25.9 | up until now had been actually working out pretty well. We had a doctor's appointment on Monday, |
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| 0:36.9 | So I could go with her and then she was home on Tuesday, which was great because I had a show to |
| 0:41.9 | produce and I so I did that. And then we went to the hospital on Wednesday and she was admitted and |
| 0:47.5 | stayed overnight until Thursday, which was great because I didn't have a show to produce. So I could |
| 0:51.7 | hang out and yell at nurses when they were fucking up and stuff like that. But now it's Friday. |
| 0:58.3 | And she's selling the hospital and I have a show to produce, but I'm not going to do that. |
| 1:03.3 | So instead what I found was what I think is a good interesting episode from three years ago, |
| 1:10.9 | which talks about what was going on in Syria at the time, how we felt about the drone war. |
| 1:16.6 | Some thoughts on the American Empire and what good we're doing in the world. And so I thought it |
| 1:23.1 | would be interesting to go back and hear what we thought then to compare with what we know is happening |
| 1:28.4 | now and so on. I fully expect to be back to regular schedule next week. You know, with hospital |
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| 2:03.9 | with hope today from martfiora.com. Counter spin the bugle the young Turks media matters the progressive |
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